Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz fired off a ridiculous panenka penalty attempt in the Africa Cup of Nations final deep into stoppage time, with his miss in turn denying Morocco the chance to win the tournament against Senegal after chaotic scenes played out in Rabat.
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Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz fired off a ridiculous panenka penalty attempt in the Africa Cup of Nations final deep into stoppage time, with his miss in turn denying Morocco the chance to win the tournament against Senegal after chaotic scenes played out in Rabat.
The forward has arguably been his country’s star player until now, and led the continental competition’s scoring ranks ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with five strikes.
During the final as it ran into stoppage time, Senegal were denied a potential winner after it was deemed there had been a push on Achraf Hakimi.
Then at the other end shortly after, Diaz was brought down in the era and several members of the Senegal team headed off the pitch and down the tunnel to protest when the referee awarded a penalty.
After a good 15-20 minutes of chaotic scenes and arguments, Sadio Mane brought his teammates back onto the pitch.
Real Madrid star Brahim did not take the chance to become an eternal hero
When the spot kick was finally taken, though, in the 114th minute, Brahim missed his opportunity to become an eternal hero.
Rather than picking a corner, the attacker went for a panenka down the middle which has been widely ridiculed for the way it was easily saved by former Chelsea shotstopper Edouard Mendy.
As the final whistle was blown, the Real Madrid star had to be consoled by teammates and was clearly upset. To add insult to injury, Papa Gueye then scored to put Senegal 1-0 up just four minutes into extra time and had maintained their lead at the time of publishing.
